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Letter to the Editor: A decided disadvantage

1:27pm Thursday, October 02, 2003
October 2, 2003 To the editors of the Toledo Blade: Do Buckeyes realize that the recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling affirming the ban on handgun concealed-carry will place them at a great disadvantage when we Wolverines move to reclaim our ancient, ancestral Toledo lands? DELMER O. GASCHE Morenci, Mich. Click here to read the letter in the Toledo Blade. The Toledo Blade editors' latest in a long...

Columbus Dispatch: Another life saved by ''gunman''

11:38am Thursday, October 02, 2003
Husband tells police man he shot had knife to wife’s neck October 02, 2003 Screams from the driveway brought Deshawn Davis outside early yesterday to find his wife in the grasp of a man holding a knife to her throat, Columbus police said. Davis, 22, who had armed himself with a handgun, shot Jeremy Andrews in front of the Davis home, 1699 E. Columbus St., on the South Side. Andrews, 21, was at...

Another Capitol city shooting: ''What is this city coming to?''

10:57am Thursday, October 02, 2003
Ohio's ban on carrying a concealed firearm has once again failed to protect a victim, and once again failed to stop a criminal. North Side man ‘critical’ after lunchtime shooting October 02, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Lisa Adams and her 3-year-old son, Isaac, were eating yesterday afternoon at a North Side fast-food restaurant when gunshots cut through their lunchtime chatter. "I heard 12...

Letters to the Editor: Views are divergent on pro-gun rally

9:01am Thursday, October 02, 2003
Letters edited for space - full letters can be read in the Cincinnati Enquirer . October 1, 2003 Timing of Gun Walk was in very poor taste - Mary T. Helmes, Northside Another day, another pro-gun article in the Enquirer. At least the reporter, Brenna R. Kelly, noted that "Not all residents" of Northside welcomed Hyde Park hairdresser Vernon Ferrier and his "gun walk" of armed pedestrians on...

Supremes uphold affirmative defense law; law immediately fails Seneca Co. woman

12:45pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Despite the fact that 45 states across the nation (including every state bordering Ohio) have some legal mechanism for law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense, and despite the successful reduction of violent crime from such laws nationwide, Ohio's governor, certain Senators, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucracy still seem to believe that Ohioans are less responsible than the...

HB12 Sponsor: OSHP demands for unsecured firearms in vehicles ''ridiculous''

12:26pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Marietta Times by Brad Bauer The Marietta area's lawmakers say they would favor some kind of new law to allow citizens to carry a concealed weapon as the issue returns to the hands of the Ohio General Assembly. Ohio Rep. Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, the bill's House sponsor, said the citizens want their lawmakers to continue to pursue the issue even though it is proving to be a difficult one to...

Senator: ''Solidarity among Republicans'' destroying your right to self-defense

12:03pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003
By JIM SIEGEL Gannett News Service Columbus Bureau COLUMBUS -- The majority of Ohio senators support a concealed handgun bill, but fewer are willing to override a Gov. Bob Taft veto to make it happen. The Supreme Court last week put the issue squarely in the lap of the legislature, ruling that Ohio's ban on concealed handguns is constitutional, and it's an issue for lawmakers to decide. Both the...

AP: Legislature last hope for gun backers

4:52pm Monday, September 29, 2003
COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court's ruling last week upholding the state's ban on concealed weapons sent a signal that it will be up to lawmakers, not the court, to decide whether Ohioans can carry hidden guns, a law professor says. The problem for backers, though, is the Legislature has been struggling with the idea for eight years and seems nowhere close to resolving it. The bill exists...

Ohio Crime headlines continue in wake of ruling, Senate obstruction

4:11pm Monday, September 29, 2003
The fight to restore the right to bear arms for self-defense has always been about two key issues: 1) Allowing citizens the right to choose not to be a victim. 2) Lowering violent crime. Amongst the recent Supreme Court and "Defense Walk" headlines, many Ohioans continue to be made victims by criminals who could care less about the fact that concealed weapons are illegal. Cleveland: Cleveland man...

Op-Ed: O’Connor’s textbook opinion shows she’s up to the high-court job

3:02pm Monday, September 29, 2003
Columbus Dispatch Lee Leonard September 29, 2003 The verdict is in: Anyone who thought Maureen O’Connor, a former prosecuting attorney and member of the Taft administration, was going to be a get-along, go-along Ohio Supreme Court justice needs to re-evaluate. O’Connor, ridiculed for pretending to be a sitting judge in a 2002 campaign commercial, demonstrated last week that her brief stint as a...

For 2 hours, Cincy's Northside was ''Safest Neighborhood in the State''

8:45am Monday, September 29, 2003
Concealed gun ban protested with a march through Northside The Cincinnati Post NORTHSIDE - In a scene reminiscent of the Wild West, about 75 people paraded through Northside with handguns strapped to their sides Sunday. Unlike the Old West, though, it was a modern-era media publicity stunt to protest last week's Ohio Supreme Court ruling upholding the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons...

Toledo Blade: Conceal carry - Impact on Ohio?

6:47am Sunday, September 28, 2003
Study backs hidden guns against crime By JAMES DREW BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS - For Lynn Wachtmann, Ohio’s failure to adopt a law allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns can be measured in flesh and blood, and the pain of crime victims. "It’s heart-wrenching to see the number of Ohioans who are being victimized while some continue to play politics," said Mr. Wachtmann...

Op-Ed: Supremes are disarmingly wrong again

6:20am Sunday, September 28, 2003
September 28, 2003 by Peter Bronson The Left Coast Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals tried to ban "God'' from the Pledge of Allegiance and blocked the California recall election, claiming voters are too stupid to use punch cards. No wonder California's Clinton-Carter court is reversed 80 percent of the time by the U.S. Supreme Court - a record of boneheaded rulings exceeded only by the Ohio Supreme...

Youngstown Police: 46 minute response to armed robbery 911

7:42am Saturday, September 27, 2003
A caller asked if she should dial something other than 911 to reach police. Victim: "They have 'em at bingos and everything. Why aren't the here?" By PATRICIA MEADE VINDICATOR CRIME REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — When the city council president asked a police dispatcher if cops were responding to a robbery that involved a gun, the dispatcher said there was "no mention of a gun" for the call from East...

Ohio Republican Party Platform Set Adrift

5:59am Saturday, September 27, 2003
Pfeifer wins GOP nod - and nays By John McCarthy The Associated Press COLUMBUS - Once again, the Ohio Republican Party has endorsed GOP Justice Paul Pfeifer of the Ohio Supreme Court. Once again, the vote was less than unanimous. The party's State, Central and Executive Committee on Friday breezed through endorsements for Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Justice Terrence O'Donnell and Toledo appeals...

A.W.O.L.: OSHP bureaucrats back out of Ohio Law Enforcement Summit

12:36pm Friday, September 26, 2003
EXCLUSIVE: Must credit www.OhioCCW.org For the past month, OFCC has been following an exclusive report that due to Senate amendments to HB12 dealing with how one should carry a firearm, law enforcement agencies in Ohio are not in agreement on Am. Sub. HB12. On September 10, we reported that the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) had accepted the invitation to attend an Ohio Law Enforcement Summit...

Ohio University snubs tuition-paying students in Second Amendment Club - 3 times

10:48am Friday, September 26, 2003
The Ohio University Second Amendment Club and Ohioans For Concealed Carry recently promoted an event at which John Lott, economist and author, spoke on that campus. Lott's appearance was part of the OU Second Amendment Club's effort to raise awareness about the falsehoods and misrepresentations associated with Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine movie, which has been shown on campus television...

OBSTRUCTION: Senate President White Issues Statement on Court Ruling

9:41am Friday, September 26, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 24, 2003 CONTACT: Maggie Mitchell (614) 995-1280 STATEMENT BY SENATE PRESIDENT DOUG WHITE In regards to the Supreme Court's decision in the concealed handguns case, all or part of the following can be attributed to Senate President Doug White (R-Manchester). COLUMBUS -The Supreme Court today reaffirmed what I have always believed -- that the right to...

OPEN CARRY SELF-DEFENSE WALK SUNDAY; MORE COMING SOON

6:30am Friday, September 26, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INTERNET / WEB ONLY OPEN CARRY SELF-DEFENSE WALK SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY -- SPREAD THE WORD Ohioans For Concealed Carry is making it's statewide members and supporters aware of a grassroots event this Sunday in Cincinnati. This "Self-Defense Walk" is intended to offer a "visual display" of the choice facing legislators and citizens - open carry, or concealed carry. ARE YOU...

Hypocrisy: Cleveland ''Million'' Mom Circulating OFCC Attack Letter

3:12pm Thursday, September 25, 2003
Those who are following the fight to restore our right to bear arms for self-defense closely will be familiar with the name Lori A. O'Neill. O'Neill is President of the "Million" Mom March's Cleveland Chapter, and one of the more vocal anti-self-defense extremists in our state. What you may not know is that she is a regular visitor of this website, and frequently shares thoughts with members of...

Letter to the Editor: Gun lobby has been shameless in efforts to villify OSHP

12:45pm Thursday, September 25, 2003
09/25/03 Athens News ( [email protected] ) Gun lobby has been shameless in efforts to villify State Highway Patrol It's mid September and the General Assembly is back in session. How did pro-gun legislators and the gun lobby spend their summer vacations? Hurling insults at the Ohio State Highway Patrol and its 1,493 troopers because the OSHP wants to protect its patrol officers and Ohio's...

Media Agrees: All Eyes on Senate President Doug White

6:42am Thursday, September 25, 2003
It is clear from reading media fallout from the ruling - all eyes are now intensely focused on Sen. Pres. Doug White and his continued obstruction of Am. Sub. HB12. Akron Beacon Journal: Drive to lift state gun ban returns to legislature House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, said in a statement Wednesday that he wants the Senate to join the House to work out differences. Senate President...

Self-Defense Advocates Call on Legislature to Act in Wake of Ohio Supreme Court Ruling

5:55pm Wednesday, September 24, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 Group says majority opinion reads like “Jim Crow” Self-defense Advocates Plan “Visual Display” of Supreme Court Ruling Sunday CLEVELAND - The Ohio Supreme Court’s split-decision to overturn rulings from two lower courts, which unanimously agreed that Ohio’s ban on carrying a concealed firearm is unconstitutional, highlights the necessity for legislative...

Ohio Supreme Court ruling overturns two unanimous lower courts in split decision

11:49am Wednesday, September 24, 2003
11:30 a.m. Statement from Ohioans For Concealed Carry: We are disappointed that the Ohio Supreme Court has failed on this issue and abridged this fundamental right of Ohioans for a third time in this state's history. The court has contradicted itself by saying that citizens may exercise this fundamental right by carrying openly without concerns for public safety, but that wearing a concealed...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Bureaucrat: Can You Hear Me Now?

8:03am Wednesday, September 24, 2003
In February, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendant Paul McClellan published a letter opposing concealed carry legislation on it's face. In it, he made some outrageous and easily disprovable statements, such as "There is no statistical or anecdotal evidence which supports that concealment and transportation of a weapon in a motor vehicle is effective or safe as a defensive or deterrent measure...

Gongwer: Delay in Enacting CCW Bill Allows Crime To Flourish, Report Says

4:45pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Gongwer News Service September 22, 2003 Hundreds of Ohioans who have been victims of violent criminal actions would not have suffered those attacks had the General Assembly enacted a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons, according to a report released Monday by backers of House-passed legislation that calls for an Ohio concealed-carry law. The report, written for Ohioans For Concealed...

Under new (MO) law, no permit will be needed to hide pistols in cars, group says

2:55pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003
This Thursday, Ohio's two major law enforcement groups, the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association and the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, will try to convince the Ohio State Highway Patrol that the language they encouraged the Senate to adopt in Am. Sub. HB12 is regarding carrying firearms in vehicles is UNSAFE. This story from Missouri highlights just how ridiculous are the concerns of the OSHP. In...

False sense of security: ''More finding comfort in dorms at OSU''

2:38pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Safety, studies spur move back to campus September 22, 2003 Demand for university housing at Ohio State — on the rise for years — has hit a new high. Yesterday, 9,258 students moved into dormitories, a 31 percent increase from 1995. New dorms with 500 new beds — the first student housing built in 34 years — are filling up with their first residents. Safety concerns, a big freshman class,...

Dayton: Man sought in Oakwood beating

9:14am Tuesday, September 23, 2003
44-year-old in hospital after assault OAKWOOD | Police want to talk to a man who may have been at the scene Thursday when a Dayton man was severely beaten with a baseball bat. Matthew Crawford, 44, collapsed in the driveway of 219 Shafor Blvd., a house owned by the Zax family, after exiting the house. Police would like to talk to Steve Zax Jr., who they say may have been present during the attack...

Cincinnati Enquirer: Man to put gun, debate in open

9:13am Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Northside man suing for the right to carry concealed weapons will strap his handgun on his hip Sept. 28 and lead a group of like-minded gun owners up and down his neighborhood streets. Vernon Ferrier is hoping his "Gun Walk'' might light a fire under the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, where justices have been considering the concealed-carry issue for five months. "I'd like to kick them off the...

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